Cost of home construction and housing : report of the commission of enquiry

v.1. Report Letter of transmittal -- Minute of the Executive Council -- Commission and terms of reference -- Foreword -- Interpretation of terms of reference -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter I: Summary of findings and recommendations. Need for action -- A growing gap -- Major restraints on housing act...

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Main Author: Newfoundland. Commission of Enquiry into the Cost of Home Construction and Housing
Other Authors: Kostaszek, Leonard W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: The Government 1969
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/168897
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Summary:v.1. Report Letter of transmittal -- Minute of the Executive Council -- Commission and terms of reference -- Foreword -- Interpretation of terms of reference -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter I: Summary of findings and recommendations. Need for action -- A growing gap -- Major restraints on housing activity -- Projected demand -- New directions for services -- New direction for production -- New direction for land development -- Implementation program for action -- Chapter II: General approach and scope of enquiry. Scope and depth of enquiry -- General approach of enquiry -- Report format -- Limitations of data -- Chapter III: Concept of housing activity. Determination of housing activity -- Performance of the housing market -- Housing conditions -- Factors constraining the level of housing activity -- Projected demand for new dwelling units -- Alternative measures to improve housing conditions -- Chapter IV: Cost of services in housing. Land title registration system and procedures -- Professional legal fees -- Real estate fees -- Chapter V: Cost of house production. Construction costs -- Material costs -- Labour costs -- Chapter VI: New direction for residential construction. Present residential construction industry -- New direction for construction -- Chapter VII: Land development costs. Performance of land costs in the province -- Factors underlying higher land costs -- Chapter VIII: New direction for land development. Present trends projected -- Land development proposal -- Benefits of new proposal -- Chapter IX: Recommendations. Service costs -- Production costs -- Land development -- Chapter X: Implementation program for action Includes bibliographical references.